By Cassandra M., Fed is BEst Mom and Advocate When I was pregnant, I was 100 percent sure I wanted to breastfeed my baby. I read countless books and attended a prenatal lactation class to help me prepare for breastfeeding. I learned a lot of things, including that the size of a newborn stomach is … Continue reading I Hid The Bottle That Saved My Baby’s Life From Hypoglycemia
By Alix Dolstra I never realised there was a war between breastfeeders and formula feeders until I became pregnant and suddenly my breasts became everyone’s business. I found this rather odd as, outside of pregnancy, it’s usually seen as a form of harassment when others start commenting on your breasts, but I digress. Very quickly … Continue reading I Chose to Formula Feed and I Don’t Owe Anyone An Explanation
The most common encounters that I see with exclusively breastfed babies during their hospital stay are the complications of not receiving enough colostrum. It is very common to hear frantically crying babies on the mother-baby units because they are hungry and are not satisfied from breastfeeding. This happens every single shift I work. Mothers are … Continue reading Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Speaks Out About Dangerous Practices of the BFHI
by Christine K. When the Fed Is Best Foundation launched two years ago, a few nurses sent us messages about their experiences working in a Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) hospital. They shared common concerns about watching exclusively breastfed babies crying out in hunger from not enough colostrum while being refused supplementation just so that high … Continue reading Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Speaks Out About The Dangerous Practices Of The BFHI
When “Breast Is Best!” is displayed on the walls of every maternity ward and walk-in clinic, not to mention libraries and bus shelters, it’s easy to understand why some moms might feel guilty about wanting to add bottle-feeding to the mix. But Amy Peterson, a lactation consultant and co-author of Balancing Breast and Bottle: Reaching … Continue reading Today’s Parent: How to combine breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
